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Facebook Passkeys

Facebook Adds Passkeys Support on Mobile

Facebook has started rolling out passkeys support on its mobile app, and users will soon…

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Apple Details New Parental Controls Coming to iOS 26 and macOS 26

Apple detailed today a couple of new tools coming to iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and…

Microsoft Details Administrator Protection for Windows 11

Administrator Protection is Coming Soon to Windows 11, and It’s For Consumers, Too

Microsoft announced Administrator protection for Windows 11 as part of the Windows Resiliency Initiative at…

Microsoft 365 apps Windows 10

Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 to Get Security Updates Until October 2028

Microsoft quietly announced last week that it will provide security updates for Microsoft 365 on…

Windows 11 Enterprise/Windows Server 2025 hotpatch schedule

Windows 11 Enterprise to Get First Hotpatch Next Week

At Ignite 2024, Microsoft revealed that it would bring a “revolutionary” new Hotpatch feature to…

Microsoft Authenticator

Microsoft Authenticator App Will Soon Lose its Password Management and Autofill Features

The Microsoft Authenticator mobile app is about to lose its password autofill feature as Microsoft…

Microsoft Deprecates Maps, More in Windows 11

Microsoft is also deprecating an important security feature in all but the most recent version…

Google Messages Android app

Google Starts Rolling Out Sensitive Content Warnings in its Messages App

Google has started rolling out new Sensitive Content Warnings in its Messages app for Android…

Instagram Teen accounts

Instagram Now Uses AI to Enforce Teen Accounts on Suspected Teens

Meta has started using AI to enforce its new Teen Accounts on teenagers who may…

Pixel 9 Pro XL with Android 16

Android to Reboot, Require PIN After 3 Days of Unuse

Google is quietly rolling out a major security update for all supported Android versions in…

Meta Teen accounts Instagram Facebook Messenger

Meta Expands Teen Accounts to Facebook and Messenger

Meta is bringing new protections to Teen Accounts on Instagram and also making these accounts…

Windows Quick Recovery in the Windows 11 Recovery Environment

Microsoft Details Windows Quick Recovery

The PC recovery options that Microsoft provides in Windows 11 have expanded this past year,…

Microsoft Security Copilot agents

Microsoft to Launch New Security Copilot Agents Next Month

Microsoft will launch next month new Security Copilot AI agents designed to help organizations address…

Google + Wiz

Google to Acquire Wiz for $32 Billion

Google announced it would acquire security firm Wiz for $32 billion in cash. If approved…

Rust in Windows and Azure
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Russinovich: Microsoft is “All-in” on Rust (Premium)

Rust may be controversial in Linux, but there's no such controversy at Microsoft, which has…

Online Accounts 2025: Single Sign-In (SSO)
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Online Accounts 2025: Single Sign-In (SSO) (Premium)

As part of an ongoing effort to reduce my reliance on Big Tech services that…

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